2025–26 NLEX Road Warriors season

2025–26 NLEX Road Warriors season
2025–26 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
General manager	Virgil Villavicencio
Governor	Ronald Dulatre
Owners	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation; (an MVP Group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (54.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

The 2025–26 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

September 7, 2025: The PBA season 50 draft was held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	5	Ljay Gonzales	PG	Philippines	FEU
2	17	Arvin Gamboa	PF/SF	Philippines	Mapúa
3	29	Lorenz Capulong	C	Philippines	Arellano
4	40	Judel Fuentes	SG	Philippines	CEU
5	51	Benedict Benedictos	SF/PF	Philippines	Bulacan State
6	59	Tutoy Ramirez	PG/SG	Philippines	ICC
7	65	AJ Madrigal	SG/SF	Philippines	UP
8	69	John Galinato	PG/SG	Philippines	NU

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G/F	1	Richie Rodger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1997–01–27	UE
C	2	Michael Miranda (FA)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–12–12	San Sebastian
G	3	Baser Amer (FA)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1992–09–29	San Beda
F	4	Enoch Valdez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2000–05–26	Lyceum
G	7	Kevin Alas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–11–13	Letran
G	8	Robert Bolick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1995–09–13	San Beda
F	9	Dominick Fajardo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1993–10–25	Bulacan State
F	10	Javee Mocon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1995–04–07	San Beda
G/F	11	Robbie Herndon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–07–16	San Francisco State
G	12	Matt Nieto	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1997–05–31	Ateneo
F	16	Jonnel Policarpio	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		2001–12–16	De La Salle
C	17	Lorenz Capulong (R)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)		2000–10–27	Arellano
F/C	18	JB Bahio	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1998–05–23	San Beda
G	19	Ljay Gonzales (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1998–12–19	Far Eastern
C	20	Dave Marcelo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1989–02–22	San Beda
F	27	Sidney Onwubere	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1993–08–01	Emilio Aguinaldo
F/C	29	Brandon Ramirez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1997–10–29	York
F	33	Anthony Semerad	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1991–04–25	San Beda
G	77	Xyrus Torres	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		2000–09–23	Far Eastern
C	–	Cady Lalanne (CI)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	1992–04–22	UMass

Head coach

Jong Uichico

Assistant coach(es)

Borgie Hermida (1st assistant)
Anton Escolin
Melo Lim
Emman Monfort
JB Sison
Adonis Tierra

Team manager

Virgil Villavicencio

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	TNT Tropang 5G	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Converge FiberXers	7	4	.636^[b]	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545^[c]	3
7	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[c]	3
8	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[c]	3
9	Titan Ultra Giant Risers	4	7	.364	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091^[d]	8
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091^[d]	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5

October: 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 8, 2025	San Miguel	W 85–84	Policarpio, Ramirez (16)	JB Bahio (12)	Matt Nieto (7)	Ynares Center	1–0
2	October 12, 2025	Terrafirma	L 91–97	Bahio, Torres (14)	Bahio, Semerad (11)	Matt Nieto (7)	Ynares Center	1–1
3	October 22, 2025	Phoenix	W 87–81	Kevin Alas (26)	Anthony Semerad (10)	Robert Bolick (9)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	2–1
4	October 26, 2025	Meralco	W 89–85	JB Bahio (16)	Robert Bolick (8)	Robert Bolick (10)	Ynares Center	3–1
5	October 29, 2025	Blackwater	W 99–88	JB Bahio (23)	Jonnel Policarpio (9)	Robert Bolick (12)	Ynares Center	4–1

November: 2–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	November 2, 2025	Barangay Ginebra	L 74–104	Xyrus Torres (17)	Dominick Fajardo (9)	Robert Bolick (11)	Ynares Center	4–2
7	November 8, 2025	Rain or Shine	W 105–91	Robert Bolick (28)	JB Bahio (13)	Bahio, Bolick (5)	Ynares Center	5–2
8	November 16, 2025	Titan Ultra	W 92–83	Robert Bolick (34)	JB Bahio (12)	Robert Bolick (10)	Quadricentennial Pavilion	6–2

December: 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	December 7, 2025	Magnolia	L 82–98	Bolick, Mocon (12)	Javee Mocon (8)	Bolick, Fajardo, Mocon, Policarpio (3)	Ynares Center II	6–3
10	December 13, 2025	TNT	L 100–119	Alas, Bahio (13)	JB Bahio (6)	Amer, Nieto (4)	Ynares Center	6–4
11	December 17, 2025	Converge	L 95–107 (OT)	Kevin Alas (19)	JB Bahio (7)	Kevin Alas (4)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	6–5

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)



1	San Miguel		101

8	NLEX		94
				1	San Miguel	4

				5	Barangay Ginebra	2
4	Converge	85	98

5	Barangay Ginebra	105	99*
							1	San Miguel	4

							3	TNT	2
2	Rain or Shine	79	89

7	Meralco	96	98
				7	Meralco	1

				3	TNT	4
3	TNT		118

6	Magnolia		109

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	December 25, 2025	San Miguel	L 94–101	Robert Bolick (31)	Robert Bolick (10)	Robert Bolick (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team	Ref.
Robbie Herndon	August 4, 2025	Not disclosed	1 year	Re-signed	^[3]
Richie Rodger	August 27, 2025		1 year	Re-signed	^[4]
Sidney Onwubere	November 14, 2025		2 conferences	NorthPort Batang Pier	^[5]
Dominick Fajardo	December 3, 2025		2 years	Re-signed	^[6]
Anthony Semerad	December 3, 2025		2 years	Re-signed	^[6]

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team	Ref.
Sean Anthony	10	Power forward / Small forward	Retired		^[7]

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Ref.
Commissioner's Cup	Cady Lalanne				^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
^ Terrado, Reuben (August 6, 2025). "Robbie Herndon signs one-year extension with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
^ Terrado, Reuben (August 27, 2025). "Fit-again Richie Rodger signed to one-year extension by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
^ Terrado, Reuben (November 14, 2025). "Sidney Onwubere makes PBA comeback after being picked up by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
^ Terrado, Reuben (December 3, 2025). "NLEX signs Semerad, Fajardo to two-year contract extensions". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ Bacnis, Justine (September 15, 2025). "Sean Anthony retires from PBA After 15-year career". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
^ Ramos, Gerry (February 2, 2026). "NLEX brings in import Cady Lalanne for PBA Commissioner's Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
^ "Brownlee, ex-Pelita Jaya teammate among early Commissioner's Cup imports". PBA.ph. February 7, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

[table_hth_ROS0.5152845203482-2] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT

[table_hth_BGSM0.5152845203482-3] Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.5152845203482-4] Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93

[table_hth_BWB0.5152845203482-5] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

[1] "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.

[6] Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.

[7] Terrado, Reuben (August 6, 2025). "Robbie Herndon signs one-year extension with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.

[8] Terrado, Reuben (August 27, 2025). "Fit-again Richie Rodger signed to one-year extension by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.

[9] Terrado, Reuben (November 14, 2025). "Sidney Onwubere makes PBA comeback after being picked up by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[10] Terrado, Reuben (December 3, 2025). "NLEX signs Semerad, Fajardo to two-year contract extensions". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[11] Bacnis, Justine (September 15, 2025). "Sean Anthony retires from PBA After 15-year career". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.

[12] Ramos, Gerry (February 2, 2026). "NLEX brings in import Cady Lalanne for PBA Commissioner's Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

[13] "Brownlee, ex-Pelita Jaya teammate among early Commissioner's Cup imports". PBA.ph. February 7, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

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